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Body and Soul

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Leon Johnson (Leon Isaac Kennedy) is a boxer who plans to study medicine, but, with his ailing sister, Kelly (Nikki Swassy), in need of costly care, he decides to earn a living in the ring. His rise is rapid, but Leon's newly extravagant lifestyle threatens his relationship with girlfriend Julie (Jayne Kennedy). As Leon approaches the sport's highest echelons, he faces increasingly tough decisions that test his loyalty to his family and himself.

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Audience Member I wish I could give it negative stars Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Deep movie. But nice to see Ali in there :) Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Somewhat entertaining in an early 80s cannon films sorta way. This is like sorta like an excuse for the main character to stroke his ego as a ladies man, while playing the role of a cocky know it all boxer. If you can pick it up for a dollar like I did...its worth just about that. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Somewhat entertaining in an early 80s cannon films sorta way. This is like sorta like an excuse for the main character to stroke his ego as a ladies man, while playing the role of a cocky know it all boxer. If you can pick it up for a dollar like I did...its worth just about that. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Entertaining...but forgetable Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Leon the Lover! One of those old time favourites that my mum used to watch and I watched through the crack of the door, until I was old enough to watch it legally!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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George Bowers

Director

Leon Isaac Kennedy

Leon Johnson

Jayne Kennedy

Julie Winters

Peter Lawford

Big Man

Perry Lang

Charles Golphin

Nikki Swasey Seaton

Kelly Johnson
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Synopsis Leon Johnson (Leon Isaac Kennedy) is a boxer who plans to study medicine, but, with his ailing sister, Kelly (Nikki Swassy), in need of costly care, he decides to earn a living in the ring. His rise is rapid, but Leon's newly extravagant lifestyle threatens his relationship with girlfriend Julie (Jayne Kennedy). As Leon approaches the sport's highest echelons, he faces increasingly tough decisions that test his loyalty to his family and himself.
Director
George Bowers
Producer
Menahem Golan, Yoram Globus
Screenwriter
Leon Isaac Kennedy
Production Co
Golan-Globus Productions, Kennedy Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 28, 2017
Runtime
1h 49m